Hopp began ranked world number 76, outside of the top 64 who guarantee themselves entry into every event for the year ahead.

In the German Qualifier for the World Championship , Hopp beat Sascha Stein 10—8 in the final but subsequently qualified through the Pro Tour Order of Merit to begin the tournament in the first round, instead of the preliminary round.

Hopp hit 10 s during the match, the most of all the first round players in the event. He partnered Jyhan Artut and they saw off India and Austria to make the quarter-finals, where they lost both their singles matches against England to exit the tournament.

Hopp lost 3—1 to Benito van de Pas in the first round of the World Championship. Hopp then lost by a reversal of this scoreline to Gerwyn Price. The match went to a doubles game after Schindler lost to Michael van Gerwen and Hopp beat Raymond van Barneveld 4—3 and Germany lost 4—1.

He also qualified for the German Darts Masters , but was again knocked out 6—3 in the first round, this time by Gary Anderson. After failing to qualify for the World Championship , Hopp had a steady start to , but he failed to win enough money to qualify for the UK Open , but he then threw up a good string of results, which saw him reach the quarter-finals of the German Darts Grand Prix and Players Championship 7 , before his and Germany's biggest moment in darts history.

After qualifying as one of 4 Host Nation qualifiers for the German Darts Open , Hopp dispatched Austria's Zoran Lerchbacher 6—1 in round 1, before defeating the defending champion and No.

He then defeated the world champion Rob Cross in a last leg decider in the semi-finals. After missing 4 match darts to win 7—5, Hopp took out on the bullseye to set up a final with Michael Smith , another World Youth Champion like himself.

After being behind for most of the match, Hopp won in a last leg decider, and as with the semi-final against Cross, he took out on the bullseye to win the title.

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Hopp then lost by a reversal of this scoreline to Gerwyn Price. The match went to a doubles game after Schindler lost to Michael van Gerwen and Hopp beat Raymond van Barneveld 4—3 and Germany lost 4—1.

He also qualified for the German Darts Masters , but was again knocked out 6—3 in the first round, this time by Gary Anderson.

After failing to qualify for the World Championship , Hopp had a steady start to , but he failed to win enough money to qualify for the UK Open , but he then threw up a good string of results, which saw him reach the quarter-finals of the German Darts Grand Prix and Players Championship 7 , before his and Germany's biggest moment in darts history.

After qualifying as one of 4 Host Nation qualifiers for the German Darts Open , Hopp dispatched Austria's Zoran Lerchbacher 6—1 in round 1, before defeating the defending champion and No.

He then defeated the world champion Rob Cross in a last leg decider in the semi-finals. After missing 4 match darts to win 7—5, Hopp took out on the bullseye to set up a final with Michael Smith , another World Youth Champion like himself.

After being behind for most of the match, Hopp won in a last leg decider, and as with the semi-final against Cross, he took out on the bullseye to win the title.

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Steve West averaged a solid Former Lakeside finalist Danny Noppert produced a deadly display of finishing as he hit six of his nine attempts at doubles and took out on his way to a victory over Richard North as he moved through to face Michael van Gerwen.

Jermaine Wattimena took full advantage of an out of sorts Keegan Brown - who averaged just 61 - as he raced to a whitewash in the final match of the evening.

World Youth Champion Dimitri van den Bergh averaged 98 and put the gloss on a win over William O'Connor with a stunning checkout.

Spain's Jose Justicia capitalised on 25 missed darts at doubles from Luke Woodhouse as he closed out a win, while Germany's Rene Eidams safely saw off Ricky Williams by the same scoreline and veteran Alan Tabern dispatched Dragutin Horvat with a We are committed to responsible gambling and have a number of ways to help you stay in control and keep gambling fun.

Carlow's Lennon continues his sublime form credit: James Wade began his bid to reach a third consecutive European Tour Semi-Final with a routine win over Poland's Tytus Kanik, hitting three s and converting 50 per cent of his shots at a double.